Man lands plane in street!!!

XabbaRus · 04-22-09, 01:59 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8013060.stm

A lot of luck and just as well it was quiet.

SteamWake · 04-22-09, 02:12 PM

This kind of thing happens more often than one might think.

I personally helped some poor guy who had to ditch a rental Cessna 102 in a vacant lot several years ago.

"Check the gas for water"... duh... uh...

Anyhow glad it was a safe outcome.

GoldenRivet · 04-22-09, 02:27 PM

he did a good job... i watched this earlier this morning

Jimbuna · 04-22-09, 02:48 PM

Very lucky there wasn't much traffic about at the time.

This somehow reminds me of Mathias Rust....he obviously wasn't as lucky

Etienne · 04-22-09, 03:17 PM

Something simillar happened less than a block from my high school when I was in the 11th grade. In the middle of math class, some guy tried to crashland an ultralight on a nearby boulevard.

It... Didn't turn out well for the two persons onboard.

bookworm_020 · 04-23-09, 05:22 AM

Lucky for him, but many don't have the same level of luck!

Enigma · 04-23-09, 08:22 AM

Quote:

"Check the gas for water"... duh... uh...

There was water in his fuel?

Digital_Trucker · 04-23-09, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

This kind of thing happens more often than one might think.

You're sure right about that one. Coming east out of Memphis quite a few years ago, I watched a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow pass my truck going in my direction about the same time as a single engine small aircraft was trying to dodge traffic to land on I-40 on the westbound side. The pilot did an excellent job of merging into traffic, but I almost broke my brain trying to figure the odds of those two things occurring at the same time and place.

SteamWake · 04-23-09, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Enigma

There was water in his fuel?

One of the first things you do in pre-flight checks is test the fuel tanks for water.

It used to be a much more serious problem but it still is something to be checked.

FIREWALL · 04-23-09, 09:11 AM

Since Golden Rivet is a professional in this area, I would like to hear his spin on this.

Especially preflight fuel quality check.

FIREWALL · 04-23-09, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteamWake

This kind of thing happens more often than one might think.

I personally helped some poor guy who had to ditch a rental Cessna 102 in a vacant lot several years ago.

"Check the gas for water"... duh... uh...

Anyhow glad it was a safe outcome.

I watched that clip closely a second.

Where do's it say anywhere about water in fuel ?

XabbaRus · 04-23-09, 01:54 PM

It doesn't, steamwake was refferring to the guy he helped.

SteamWake · 04-23-09, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

It doesn't, steamwake was refferring to the guy he helped.

I dident help all that much other than drive out to him, saw that he was okay, and took him to a telephone. This was before everyone had a cell phone.

But checking fuel qaulity espically in a rental is a must. You dont know how long its been sitting around.

Enigma · 04-23-09, 03:48 PM

Quote:

One of the first things you do in pre-flight checks is test the fuel tanks for water.

It used to be a much more serious problem but it still is something to be checked.

Yeah, I'm aware, because I'm a pilot. I'm asking you if in this specific case, there was water in the fuel as you stated....

04-22-09, 01:59 PM	#1
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Man lands plane in street!!! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8013060.stm A lot of luck and just as well it was quiet. __________________

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SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	This kind of thing happens more often than one might think. I personally helped some poor guy who had to ditch a rental Cessna 102 in a vacant lot several years ago. "Check the gas for water"... duh... uh... Anyhow glad it was a safe outcome. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

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GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	he did a good job... i watched this earlier this morning __________________

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04-22-09, 03:17 PM	#5
Etienne Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 695 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Something simillar happened less than a block from my high school when I was in the 11th grade. In the middle of math class, some guy tried to crashland an ultralight on a nearby boulevard. It... Didn't turn out well for the two persons onboard.

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FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Since Golden Rivet is a professional in this area, I would like to hear his spin on this. Especially preflight fuel quality check. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

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XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	It doesn't, steamwake was refferring to the guy he helped. __________________